Easy-pour oil can



May 8, 1923. 1,454,43

' F. D. GATCHELL EASY POUR OIL CAN Filed March 28 1919 Patented May 8, E23.

FREDERICK D. GATCHELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO TEXAS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF TEXAS.

EASY-POUR OIL CAN.

Application filed March 28, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK D. (m'roH- ELL, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of New York, New York County, and. State of New York, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improvements in Easy-Pour Oil Cans, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to containers for dispensing liquids and has special reference to cans or cartons which are adapted to contain oil and from which the oils are poured out as used.

One object of my invention is to provide a simple and improved can or like container which may be formed of any suitable material such as tin plate, or other metals, or paper, fibre and the like, and shall have a particularly simple and advantageous pouring top or funnel outlet.

A further object is to provide a can of considerable capacity that shall be attractive in appearance, easy to handle, and from which oil or the like may be readily poured as it is used for oiling a machine or the like.

Primarily my thought has been to provide a can which is easy to handle and has for example a capacity of about two quarts which is the ordinary fill for the crank case of an automobile engine. The intention is for the motorist to carry the sealed can with him always ready for use, and when necessary, to supply oil to the engine directly from the can by merely removing the cap and breaking the seal. The top serves as a funnel and my special form of top allows the oil to flow readily and the can to be completely drained when it is held in a substantially horizontal position. There is no necessity of measuring the amount because the can serves as a measure and contains one full charge of an ordinary machine. When empty the can is thrown away and it is never necessary for the motorist to carry a partially filled can with a broken seal from which there is always a possi bility of leakage.

In order that my invention may be thoroughl understood I will now proceed to descri the same in the following specification, and will then point out the novel features thereof in appended claims.

Serial No. 285,840,

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation with the upper portion broken away and shown in cross section, of a can arranged and constructed in accordance with my invention and constituting an embodiment thereof.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same can.

The body of the can is designated A which in this embodiment of my invention is in the form of a cylinder which is long relative to its diameter, the diameter being calculated to permit the can to be readily grasped and held in one hand while in use; B designates the spout or top; C the seal which is made of thin sheet metal, and is closed by the oil manufacturer, and is broken by the user: and E designates the cap which is screwed onto the neck or outlet H.

Especial attention is directed to the top B which, instead of being conical or frustoconical in shape with an axis coincident with the axis of the can, is of a modified conical form having its axis inclined to the base in such away as to throw the small end or outlet into an eccentric position adjacent to a plane tangent to one edge of the can. The top is so arranged that it acts like a funnel but is more convenient than the usual frusto-conical arrangement because it is easier in many instances to get the outlet close to the opening into which the oil is to be poured even when the can is full and in spite of the fact that the outlet is relatively large so thatthe oil may flow freely at all times.

The upper end of the funnel shaped top B terminates in an outlet having a peripheral wall of ring-like form. The can is initially filled through this outlet by the manufacturer and is subsequently hermetically closed by means of a piece of thin and soft sheet metal constituting the seal C. This seal is provided with a downwardly extending annular flange which fits closely over the exterior of the ring-like end of the top B and is permanently secured thereto, as by soldering, for instance. The neck portion H is cylindrical in form and its lower end surrounds and closely engages and is permanently fixed to the exterior surface of the annular flange forming an integral part of the seal C. Furthermore, screw threads are provided on the neck portion H to receive the removable cap or top E, which, when positioned, serves to protect the seal C n injury until such time as the contents he can are to be dispensed by the user he can is eds ted to be used with reley thin. li ui s end can be completely if rol ed to turn the outlet down- While held in at substantially hori-= position. While the top is particuy edventegeens for use with the cen ed, 3511f] invention is by no means this embodiment, the inventive ll, upon which this spplicetion is being" breeder in scope, and I thereintend no limitations other then those osed by the eppended eleini.

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